Antipsychotic drugs & Dementia - 0 views
When researching Alzheimer's/Dementia I saw there were a lot of sources on what the disease is and its path, behaviors, and tips for caregivers. While researching, I found an article that discusses...
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Nature and the outdoors: stimulating those with dementia - 0 views
Evidence suggests that living close with nature and having easy access to the outdoors can have a positive impact on physical and mental well-being. This concept is being studied and implemented t...
Measurement of Functional Cognition and Complex Everyday Activities in Older Adults wit... - 1 views
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jennburwell on 22 Oct 17The article explores the validity of the LACLS-5 (Allen's cognitive level screen) to assess and distinguish adults living in the community with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia. Individuals with mild dementia scored less on all clinical measures than cognitively normal (CN) individuals, however individuals with MCI scored intermediately compared to CN adults. LACLS-5 was able to adequately discriminate between CN and dementia and between MCI and dementia but was unable to reliably distinguish between CN and MCI. Despite these results of tool's inability to distinguish between CN and MCI, LACLS-5 was found to be a significantly effective tool to assess functional cognition.
Responses to Persons with Dementia To Challenges in Daily Activities: A Synthesis of Fi... - 0 views
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The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of strategies use in response to problems performing daily occupations by those with dementia. This qualitative study analyzed several different studies. From the studies used, it was discovered that those with dementia who continued to participate in occupational tasks has a better quality of life and it also improved the caregivers quality of life and their abilities to care for their loved ones. Occupational therapists play a vital role with those who suffer from dementia and care assist them, while education there caregivers on the importance of participating in daily occupations.
How OTs can help educate about visiting loved ones with dementia - 0 views
For this blog post, I want to concentrate on how we, as future OTs, can help educate family and friends on how to plan a successful visit to a loved one living with dementia. When visiting a person...
Effects of Community Occupational Therapy on Quality of Life, Mood, and Health Status i... - 0 views
The relevance of occupational therapy is supported by findings that problems in daily functioning often are the reason for a decrease in quality of life in dementia patients and that information an...
Occupational Therapy Interventions for Dementia - 0 views
https://www.myotspot.com/occupational-therapy-interventions-for-dementia/ Meaningful and functional ideas to work on with dementia patients categorized into early, middle, and late stages of demen...
Animal-Assisted Therapies and Dementia: A Systematic Mapping Review Using the Lived Env... - 0 views
https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2645783&resultClick=3 The authors mapped the literature on animal-assisted therapies (AATs) and institutionalized adults with dementia onto the Lived E...
7THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA - COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS AND MAINTENANC... - 0 views
This article presents EBP for 7 interventions for clients with dementia. It is a summation of the evidence presented in order to provide quality service to adults with dementia with holistic interv...
Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Falls in People With Alzheimer's Disease and ... - 1 views
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This is a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent falls in people with the psychosocial disorders of Alzheimer's and dementia. I picked this article because my fieldwork is currently in a skilled nursing facility and I read about the many falls that happen that lead to the patients coming to the facility. The article focuses on three types of interventions including exercise, nursing staff interventions, and multidisciplinary interventions. the article mentioned that although all three intervention showed some data of effectiveness the studies used had many limitations. In addition, occupational therapy was seldom mentioned in the studies, the article mentions the big opportunity there is for occupational therapist to address this issue.
Evidence-Based Article (Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias) - 1 views
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Evidence-based practice. This is an AJOT article in regards to effective occupational therapy considerations when working with patients with Alzheimer's Disease and/or related dementia. This article may shed some light concerning treatment approaches with residents in SNFs, Hospice Care facilities, Dementia Care Units, etc.
Driving with Dementia: Evaluation, Referral, and Resources. - 0 views
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This article talks about the importance of general OT's to work with driving specialists, especially because the dementia population is continually rising.
Effectiveness of Environment-Based Interventions for People With Alzheimer's Disease an... - 0 views
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As the title suggests, this article discusses occupational therapy interventions aimed at modifying the environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease as well as all forms of dementia. The article is a systematic review which provides the reader with insight into the different types of environmental modifications commonly utilized by occupational therapy practitioners as well as their effectiveness. This particular article is certainly a good read for those of us who are currently completing our level II fieldwork in a SNF, as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are very common in such settings.
Community based OT for dementia - 1 views
This articles assesses the cost effectiveness of community based occupational therapy compared with typical care in older individuals with dementia and their care givers from a societal perspective...
Psychosocial needs of patients with dementia - 0 views
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=84 This facts sheet provides insight into what it is like to have dementia and the best way to approach these individuals. I...
The Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool (BCAT): A new test emphasizing contextual memory, e... - 1 views
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The BCAT's utility for identifying dementia versus mild cognitive impairment was excellent, with a sensitivity of .99, a specificity of .77, and an area under the receiver-operatingcharacteristic (ROC) curve of .95. Executive control, contextual memory, and attentional capacity items were the best predictors of diagnostic category and of instrumental activities of daily living. From a clinical standpoint, it is recommended a BCAT cut score of 37/38 for differentiating between persons with dementia and those with MCI. This means that patients who have scores of 37 and below are likely to have dementia. This research utilized a population residing in assisted living facilities. Future studies should address a cut off for mild cognitive impairment and non-impaired and community dwelling adults.
Early Functional Limitations in Cognitively Normal Older Adults Predict Diagnostic Conv... - 1 views
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to record brain activation during cognitive testing in older individuals living in residential care communities. Using fNIRS, brain signals were recorded during a series of computerized cognitive tests, including a Symbol Digit Coding test (SDC), Stroop Test (ST), and Shifting Attention Test (SAT). An association between advanced age and increased activation in the right middle frontal region was observed during the incongruent ST. Although none of the participants had clinical dementia based on the short portable mental status questionnaire, the group performance was slightly below age-normed values on these cognitive tests. These results demonstrate the capability for obtaining functional neuroimaging measures in residential settings, which ultimately may aid in prognosis and care related to dementia in older adults. If families are educated to look for signs for family members that have dementia they are easily able to discuss long term planning and prevent adverse events due to impaired cognition.
Community based occupational therapy for patients with dementia and their care givers: ... - 1 views
http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7580/1196?variant=full-text&grp=1 This article examined the effectiveness of community-based occupational therapy for patients with dementia. The results indicated...
Animal assisted therapy for elderly residents of a skilled nursing facility - 0 views
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The number of residents in long-term nursing facilities with dementia and cognitive impairments is continuing to increase each year. Many studies have shown decreases in quality of life for residents with these diagnoses. This article studies the effects of animal assisted therapy compared to human interactions on social behaviors and engagement among elderly patients with dementia in a long-term care facility. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, a group with human interactions and a group with animal assisted therapy. The study was conducted over a two-week period of time. The human interaction group consisted on one-on-one time with general conversation and reading and looking at pictures in the newspaper. The animal assisted therapy group consisted of petting, brushing and talking to the dogs. Data was collected using the Demographic and Pet History Questionnaire and the Social Behaviors checklist. The results showed that animal assisted therapy had a positive impact on social behaviors and increased engagement in activities, while also decreasing incidents requiring staff members.
Descrpition of Dementia Caregiver Uplifts and Implications for Occupational Therapy - 1 views
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This study examined the role of OT and how they can assist caregivers who care for those with dementia. Most OT interventions for caregivers are designed to reduce negative consequences of caregiving by building skills to manage those problems. Caregivers often face depression, stress, work overload, and caregiver burden when they can no longer care for their loves ones anymore. This study examined 15 caregivers who were caring for their spouses and their caregiver duties were analyzed and observed. Ways OT can educate those caregivers are by training them to engage in positive behaviors and making adjustments in their attitudes. Taking this approach as a caregiver will promote positive thinking and acts as they care for their loved ones.